South AfricaTest ground1948 to 1954
Ellis Park
Johannesburg, South Africa
Ellis Park records at a glance
At Ellis Park, the highest Test team total is 608 by England in 1948; the highest individual score is 195 by Cyril Washbrook in 1948; the highest successful chase is 25/1 by South Africa in 1954.
| Record | Test |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 608 (England, 1948) |
| Lowest completed total | 79 (New Zealand, 1954) |
| Highest successful chase | 25/1 (South Africa, 1954) |
| Highest individual score | Cyril Washbrook 195 (1948) |
| Best bowling | Hugh Tayfield 6/13 (1954) |
| Most runs at the ground | Eric Rowan 403 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Cuan McCarthy 15 |
| Average first-innings total | 397 |
Ellis Park in numbers
Ellis Park, in Johannesburg, South Africa, has staged 6 Tests in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between England and South Africa in 1948, and the most recent international here was in 1954.
In Tests
Of the 6 Tests played at Ellis Park, 3 were drawn (50%), 3 won by the side batting first and 0 by the side batting second. South Africa have played 6 of those Tests and won 2, lost 1 and drawn or tied 3, a win rate of 33%.
The average first-innings total was 467 in the 1940s (3 Tests) and 326 in the 1950s (3 Tests).
Eric Rowan has made more Test runs here than anyone, 403 in 7 innings with 1 hundred, and Cuan McCarthy has taken the most wickets, 15 in 4 Tests.
- Highest total: England's 608 (1948)
- Lowest completed innings: New Zealand's 79 (1954)
- Highest individual score: Cyril Washbrook, 195 against South Africa (1948)
- Best bowling: Hugh Tayfield, 6 for 13 (1954)
Tests at Ellis Park
6 Tests, 1948 to 1954. The first was England v South Africa on 27 December 1948: match drawn.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | 467 |
| 1950s | 3 | 326 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Rowan | South Africa | 7 | 403 | 1 |
| Cyril Washbrook | England | 3 | 323 | 1 |
| Leonard Hutton | England | 3 | 283 | 2 |
| Dudley Nourse | South Africa | 7 | 259 | 1 |
| Jack Moroney | Australia | 3 | 219 | 2 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuan McCarthy | South Africa | 4 | 15 |
| Neil Adcock | South Africa | 2 | 14 |
| Hugh Tayfield | South Africa | 4 | 13 |
| David Ironside | South Africa | 2 | 11 |
| Tony MacGibbon | New Zealand | 2 | 10 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 608
- Lowest completed total
- 79
- Highest score
- 195 · Cyril Washbrook
- Best bowling
- 6/13 · Hugh Tayfield
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 85
- Biggest win by runs
- 132 runs
Most recent matches
- South Africa v New Zealand (Test, 29 January 1954): South Africa won by 9 wickets
- South Africa v New Zealand (Test, 24 December 1953): South Africa won by 132 runs
- Australia v South Africa (Test, 10 February 1950): Match drawn
- Australia v South Africa (Test, 24 December 1949): Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
- England v South Africa (Test, 12 February 1949): Match drawn
- England v South Africa (Test, 27 December 1948): Match drawn
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 6 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive